Bookshop: Hospice and palliative care

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The following books are available from the St Christopher's bookshop. For further information and details please contact the Librarian, Denise Brady, St Christopher's Hospice, tel 020 8768 4660.

Addington-Hall J, Bruera (eds)

Research methods in palliative care

Oxford University Press 2007
£29.95

This comprehensive book provides an overview of the issues involved in all types of health research, but with an emphasis on palliative care. Major areas covered are: clinical trials, survey research, epidemiological research methods, qualitative research methods and a number of chapters for practitioners approaching research for the first time.

Clark D (ed)

Cicely Saunders. Founder of the hospice movement. Selected letters 1959-1999

Oxford University Press, 2005
£44.95

"In this collection of letters covering the period 1959-1999 and selected from approximately 7,000 letters that were in Cicely Saunders'' archives, we learn first-hand about the development of the modern hospice movement. We do not have copies of the correspondence to Cicely Saunders which makes this book ''cool'' in Marshal McLuhan’ssense: ''high in participation and completion by the audience'. The book reads like a detective story." This excerpt is from a book review by
Tom A Hutchinson, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 v26(4) p968.

Clark D, Small N, Wright M, Winslow M, Hughes N

A little bit of heaven for the few? An oral history of the hospice movement

Observatory Publications 2005
£15.00

Through the stories of significant people involved in the modern hospice movement, this book explores how hospice ideas were quickly taken up in many places, how provision came to be expanded to numerous areas, and the challenges that still remain if all in need are to receive the care they require.

Clark D

‘Total pain’, disciplinary power and the body in the work of Cicely Saunders, 1958-1967

Social Science & Medicine 1999 v49 p727-736
£1.00

This article reviews the development of the concept of ''total pain'' as described by Cicely Saunders in her writings. The term is analysed and the author critiques the ways in which the idea can be interpreted. This is one of a number of articles written by David Clark related to a collection of her written articles and letters.

Du Boulay S, Rankin M

Cicely Saunders. Updated edition

SPCK 2008
£12.99

This is the current definitive biography of Cicely Saunders, founder of St Christopher's Hospice and the modern hospice movement. It was first published in 1984 and provides a comprehensive account of her life. In this edition, the extra chapters by Marianne Rankin cover her life from 1984 until her death in 2005.

Du Boulay S

Changing the face of death: the story of Cicely Saunders 2^nd edtion. (For young people)

RMEP 2001
£5.95

Foyle L, Hostad J (eds)

Illuminating the diversity of cancer and palliative care education

Radcliffe 2010

This edited book consists of 22 chapters on a broad range of subjects relevant to education - from reflective practice to leadership. It provides a ‘how to do it’ of relevant topics essential for the continuing professional development of staff as well as the service needs of the organisations for whom they work.

Gunaratnam Y, Oliviere D (eds)

Narrative and stories in health care. Illness, dying and bereavement

Oxford University Press 2009
£29.95

David Oliviere is Director of Education at St Christopher’s Hospice and Yasmin Gunaratnam is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. “Telling one’s story “ is one of the cornerstones of the development of hospice and palliative care. Cicely Saunders recorded over 1,000 patient narratives and attributed them to the development of basic concepts in palliative care. The editors have gathered an internationally renowned group of writers to provide a wide-ranging commentary on further developments in this field. The book is divided into 3 sections: concepts and approaches; services and care; and working with patients and carers.

Hartley N, Payne Malcolm (eds)

The creative arts in palliative care

Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008
£18.99

The authors are based at St Christopher's and have written and edited a book that explores the use of creative therapies in the hospice. The use of pottery, painting, craft work, digital arts, art therapy and music and music therapy is explored as are examples of outreach work.

Monroe B, Oliviere D

Patient participation in palliative care. A voice for the voiceless

Oxford University Press 2003
£32.95

"The patients are the founders of the now accepted development of the speciality of palliative medicine." So Cicely Saunders writes in the introduction to this edited book. The concept is developed and placed in the context of the current emphasis on patient centred care by a variety of health experts and palliative care clinicians. It is edited by the CEO and Director of Education at St Christopher’s.

Monroe B, Oliviere D (eds)

Resilience in palliative care: achievement in adversity

Oxford University Press 2007
£29.95

This book examines the growing international research on resilience at a personal, social, organisational and community level and applies it to palliative and end of life care. A range of professionals provide an overview of all key aspects of palliative care presented from a resilience perspective. It offers insights into how, at all levels of planning and delivering palliative care, there are opportunities to maximise coping, facilitate change, build an infrastructure for self help, and increase the capacity of teams and organisations. It is edited by the CEO and Director of Education at St Christopher’s.

Nalecz H (ed)

Marian Bohusz

Drian Gallery, 1977
£12.00

The Polish artist Marian Bohusz was the husband of Dame Cicely Saunders. This book, with colour plates of his paintings and articles about his work, includes a preface by Dame Cicely Saunders.

Randall F Downie R.S. et al

Palliative care ethics. 2nd edition

Oxford University Press 1999
£55.00

While there is some discussion of euthanasia in this book, the authors are primarily concerned with other ethical situations in palliative care. These are the patient/professional carer relationship, the relative/professional relationship, the process of clinical decision-making, giving information and confidentiality. There are also chapters on emotional care, resource allocation, quality and value of life, and patient autonomy. There is an interesting, somewhat controversial, chapter entitled "Reply to critics" - which are the authors' own comments on their first edition and what book critics said about it.

Randall F, Downie S

The philosophy of palliative care

Oxford University Press 2006

This is a critique of the development of palliative care. Nine chapters consider the roots, traditions and philosophy of palliative care, issues around quality of life autonomy and the patient-centred approach, issues regarding families and relatives, control of symptoms and prolongation of life, resuscitation and advance statements, psychosocial and spiritual dimensions of care, resource allocation and a critique and conclusion. They support the principles of palliative care wholeheartedly but consider they need to be reconstructed.

Renzenbrink I (ed)

Caregiver stress and staff support in illness, dying and bereavement

Oxford University Press 2011
£29.95

This collection of international perspectives on the complexities and management of caregiver stress and staff support builds on the firm foundation Mary Vachon built over thirty years ago in her studies, yet broadens the scope to include significant social, political, and cultural variations on the theme. The Head of Social Work at St Christopher’s has written a chapter on leadership and staff care

Saunders C Clark D

Cicely Saunders. Selected writings 1958-2004

Oxford University Press, 2006
£44.95

This book is a selection of the most important writings of Dame Cicely Saunders throughout a period of over forty years. Articles, chapters, editorials, reviews, and commentaries include important clinical themes relating to the care of dying people such as pain and symptom management, issues of communication and truth telling, and the needs of particular patient groups, such as those with cancer and other diseases. The book includes pieces that reflect on the wider development of the palliative care field and on policy and organisational issues. Some of the papers take up the theme of spiritual care at the end of life, as well as the question of euthanasia, raising in turn issues of a wider theological and philosophical nature. The articles are written for a multi-disciplinary audience and will be of enormous interest to many professionals now working in palliative care.

Saunders C

The evolution of the hospices in Mann R (ed) The history of the management of pain

Parthenon Publishing Group, 1988
£1.50

This short article is an excellent synthesis of the history of hospices before the start of the modern hospice movement. It also details the growth of the latter up to 1988.

Scott R, Howlett S et al

Volunteers in hospice and palliative care

A resource for voluntary service managers. 2^nd edition

Oxford University Press 2009
£27.95

Aimed primarily at Voluntary Services Managers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams, this updated second edition covers volunteer selection, training, supervision and support, and legal and ethical considerations. Information is presented in an easily accessible way, using key points, summary panels and checklists. This book will also appeal to the volunteers themselves

Speck P (ed)

Teamwork in palliative care

Oxford University Press 2006
£34.95

This is a book about managing teams and working in a multi-professional environment in palliative care. Chapter titles include maintaining a health team, leaders and followers, ethics in a multidisciplinary framework, team effectiveness (by Peter Speck and Barbara Monroe). It is relevant reading for all staff working in a palliative care environment.

St Christopher’s Hospice

End of life care competencies

St Christopher’s Hospice 2010
£45.00

This 50 page document with an accompanying CD-ROM outlines competencies required for health and social care staff who are caring for dying people in whatever setting. Competencies are grouped under four headings – eg level 1: health care support workers; level 2: registered nurses; level 3: nurse managers/ward managers; level 4; palliative care clinical nurse specialists working in community or acute settings. The competencies are also grouped into four headings – clinical practice and leadership, communication skills, education and training, management and quality.

St Christopher’s Hospice

Advance care plan. Personal preferences and choices for end of life care

St Christopher’s Hospice 2010
£1 (enquire costs for bulk purchases)

This booklet is designed to aid discussion on decision making between the patient, family and health and social care professionals when someone has a serious life limiting illness or is a frail elderly person. It can be used in any care setting. The patient keeps the document and an advice sheet for the health and social care professional is included with each booklet.

Thomas K, Lobo B

Advance care planning in end of life care

Oxford University Press 2010
£29.95

This is probably the first book on this subject. It covers an overview and introduction to advanced care planning, with an emphasis on the context in the UK . It includes practical, spiritual and ethical aspects of advanced care planning and has specific chapters on advance decisions to refuse treatment, discussion on the Mental Capacity Act and Do not Resuscitate Orders. A chapter on the experience of using advanced care plans in care homes has been written by St Christopher’s staff.

Wee Bee, Hughes Nic (eds)

Education in palliative care

Oxford University Press, 2007
£29.95

This book provides a review of the many aspects of current educational issues, while emphasising the particular ones that relate to palliative care. Part 1 examines palliative care education in the UK. Part 2 looks at education in palliative care on other continents. Part 3 examines learning, teaching and assessment in the context of palliative care. Part 4 considers how to build a culture of learning in palliative care within organisations.

Worpole K

Modern hospice design: the architecture of palliative care

Routledge 2009
£29.95

This book begins with the rise of the modern hospice movement. The hospice has become an iconic building for this new culture. This is a book about what lessons the hospice movement has for new ideas about buildings for healthcare across the world. The book is suitable for architects and interior designers, estate and facility managers involved in hospice design, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators and Heath care Trust Boards.

Wykes-Joyce M

Bohusz Marian

London Drian Gallery 1977
£12

This book has a short introduction to the work of Marian Bohusz, a Polish artist, in the Expressionist style, who was Professor of Polish art in Poland, Italy and England. He married Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of St Christopher’s Hospice in hospice in 1980 and died in the hospice in 1995. Postcards of is work are also on sale in the bookshop.